Toy block



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H RRY S. STEPHENS.

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HARRY S'.'S'IEIPHENS, 01* L05 ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TOY BLOCK.

Application filed August 9,1924.v Serial No. 731,068.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that llanny Srnrunxs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los-Angeles 5 and State 01 California, has iniented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Toy Blocks, of which the following 1s a specification.

.Idynii'ention is an improved toy block,

the objectoi which is to proride a collapsible member within the block, which may be distended into the 'sen'iblance of a toyswin on the single 1irotso as to enclose these members in the housing, or these members may be extended so as to form head and leg sections, which may be painted or otlua wise decorated to represent the head and legs of a person or an mal.

3 in the annexed drawing in which the preferred form of my invention is illustrated:

Figure l is aside eleration of my block. Figured is a side elevz uion of my block Lwith the collapsible members extended,

Figure 3 is a transrerse sectional View of my block.

lrigure l is a rear iew oft he same. Figure 5 1s a front \ICW of the same.

, Referring more particularly to the drawin g. the housing 1 is fonincd in the senihlanoe of a channel having side walls il and 3, and a front wall 4, the rear, top and bottom bcirg left'open. A pair of extendable memhers f1 and (5 are mounted within the housing 1, and are pivoted together at 'T. The 1118111- bcr 5 1s pivoted to the side walls -:2 and 3 by means of a p n 8 extending therethrongh.

Thus, it willbe seen that from the position. shown in Figure 3, if the member 5 isinored rear\\'a1'dl pivoting aboiit the'pin 8, the

member 6 will more upwardly'into the posi-- tions shown in Figures at and 5. A stop pin 1) projects from the wall 3, which prerents the member 6 from tilting rearwardly while'moving into the extended positionthat is, said member is compelled to move upwardly instead of following th? travel of the member 5.

:LsloLlO is provided in one side of th member'fi into liich the pin 9 is adapted to extend when the member 5 is in the folded position; shown in Figure 3. The members 5 and (3, and' the front wall l ma \j' be suitabl; painted, etched, or printed into the sen'iblance ofan animal or mannil-:in, and the side walls2 and 3 may have letters, ligures, or pictures formed thereupon. v

It will be noted that the two members 5 and (3 when folded in the'housing are back to back as shown infull lines in Figure 3 having been swiveled on the pin 8, which is adjacentthe back of the member The front wall at as will be noted in Figure 5 is decorated to represent a. body and the member 6, the head. and the member 5, preferably will be decorated to represent the legs. v

W hile I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it may also be embodied in other forms, and it is undeistood that the construction thereof may be varied within the scope of the claims---:--' 1 l'arin'g described n13 invention, 1 claim: 1. A. toy block comprising in combination a housing having front and side walls and being open at the baekfl'andtop and bottom,

a leg member pivoted between the side walls, a head member hinged to the inner end of v the leg nien1l'1e'r whereby when folded thehead and leg members are positioned back to back and are encased by the side walls,' the front- .of the leg member forming the. back of the block the top of the block being formed by the top of the head member and the bottom of the leg member and the bottom of the block being formed by the hinged faces of the head and leg members.

A. for block as claimed in claim 1, having a slot in the leg member anda pin extending from one of the inside walls into said slot when the block is folded.

3-. A toy block. as claimed in claim 1, baring av slot in the leg member and a pin extending from one of the inside walls into said slot when the block is folded, said pin being positioned in the side to engage the back of the head member when the block is extended.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

HARRY S. STEPHENS. 

